The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Noel Sheehan & Justin Oxenham crossed the line in 1:15:07: 82nd of 171 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,281 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:32v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:21v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:40v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:51v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:04v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:06v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 6:50v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 170
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 170 men's teams who finished.